Baltimore MD Murder/Homicide Rate 2000-2018

Interactive chart of the Baltimore, Maryland murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 2000 to 2018.
  • The Baltimore MD murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 51.04 per 100,000 population, a 8.48% decline from 2017.
  • The Baltimore MD murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 55.77 per 100,000 population, a 8.46% increase from 2016.
  • The Baltimore MD murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 51.42 per 100,000 population, a 7.13% decline from 2015.
  • The Baltimore MD murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 55.37 per 100,000 population, a 63.62% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in MD
City Name Population Rate
Baltimore 605,436 51.04
Seat Pleasant 4,857 41.18
Greenbelt 23,661 12.68
Hagerstown 40,384 12.38
Laurel 26,038 11.52
Salisbury 33,183 9.04
Cambridge 12,364 8.09
New Carrollton 13,115 7.62
Havre De Grace 13,655 7.32
Easton 16,550 6.04
Frederick 72,299 4.15
Annapolis 39,461 2.53
Bowie 59,356 1.68
Cottage City 1,375 0.00
Delmar 3,227 0.00
Denton 4,485 0.00
District Heights 6,062 0.00
Edmonston 1,508 0.00
Elkton 15,681 0.00
Fairmount Heights 1,545 0.00
Federalsburg 2,656 0.00
Glenarden 6,258 0.00
Forest Heights 2,588 0.00
Fruitland 5,349 0.00
Frostburg 8,591 0.00
Capitol Heights 4,587 0.00
Aberdeen 16,210 0.00
Bel Air 10,027 0.00
Berlin 4,660 0.00
Berwyn Heights 3,300 0.00
Bladensburg 9,518 0.00
Boonsboro 3,569 0.00
Brentwood 3,513 0.00
Brunswick 6,322 0.00
Cumberland 19,555 0.00
Centreville 4,844 0.00
Chestertown 5,035 0.00
Cheverly 6,519 0.00
Chevy Chase Village 2,094 0.00
Colmar Manor 1,476 0.00
Hampstead 6,364 0.00
Crisfield 2,587 0.00
Snow Hill 2,044 0.00
Perryville 4,424 0.00
Pocomoke City 4,044 0.00
Princess Anne 3,600 0.00
Ridgely 1,638 0.00
Rising Sun 2,800 0.00
Riverdale Park 7,330 0.00
Rock Hall 1,263 0.00
Smithsburg 2,977 0.00
Oxford 601 0.00
St. Michaels 1,028 0.00
Sykesville 3,941 0.00
Takoma Park 18,049 0.00
Taneytown 6,795 0.00
Thurmont 6,712 0.00
University Park 2,670 0.00
Upper Marlboro 676 0.00
Luke 60 0.00
Westminster 18,603 0.00
Hancock 1,546 0.00
Hurlock 2,023 0.00
Hyattsville 18,448 0.00
Landover Hills 1,679 0.00
La Plata 9,449 0.00
Lonaconing 1,120 0.00
Greensboro 1,882 0.00
Manchester 4,837 0.00
Morningside 1,594 0.00
Mount Airy 9,434 0.00
Mount Rainier 8,198 0.00
North East 3,642 0.00
Oakland 1,829 0.00
Ocean City 6,950 0.00
Ocean Pines 12,244 0.00
Baltimore City Sheriff 0 0.00
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Baltimore MD US
2018 51.04 8.11 4.96
2017 55.77 9.26 5.32
2016 51.42 8.90 5.38
2015 55.37 8.97 4.95
2014 33.84 6.06 4.44
2013 37.42 6.47 4.52
2012 34.85 6.34 4.73
2011 31.27 6.83 4.71
2010 34.85 7.36 4.76
2009 37.26 7.72 5.02
2008 36.88 8.75 5.42
2007 45.18 9.86 5.68
2006 43.29 9.72 5.78
2005 41.96 9.88 5.65
2004 43.51 9.37 5.50
2003 41.89 9.52 5.68
2002 37.70 9.41 5.64
2001 38.74 8.28 5.62
2000 40.28 8.12 5.54